"ICANN, on the other hand, has a lot of ways that it can screw up and open itself to a serious lawsuit from IOD. They haven't done that yet."

I see. ICANN games the system that so blatantly advantages some parties at the expense of others (for all to see) but are so good at it that the legal system used every day by thousands in similar (if not less blatant situation as you describe this to be) provides no due process or recourse to IOD. sure, that makes sense. tell it to auerbach and smiley.